Bat-Signal Lit Up the Night Sky in L.A. for Adam West

In Thursday night, the city officials of Los Angeles decided to pay a marvelous tribute to the late “Batman” actor Adam West. So, they projected the iconic and popular bat-signal onto the tower of the City Hall. According to the actor’s family, West died about a week ago from leukemia, at 88-years old. He became a popular phenomenon thanks to his different portrayal of the Dark Knight in the “Batman” television series, in the 1960s.

In honor of a legend

Massive crowds of people gathered on Thursday night outside the Los Angeles City Hall. They were all there in honor of the legendary pop culture icon. Mayor Eric Garcetti held a speech in which he reminded everyone what made West so special and loved by fans. Also, he wanted to honor the late actor’s charitable work to support children suffering from cancer. He didn’t use the famous “Dark Knight” nickname. Instead, he called Adam West the “Bright Knight”, for all the good things he has done. His family was also present there, along with his “Batman” co-stars Burt Ward and Lee Meriwether.

Burt Ward also held a speech and he told the crowd that West would always remind people to be kind. He continued by saying that the late actor would tell each one of them that life is short. Also, that they should make the best out of it. The Bat-signal is a fictitious light signal which the police forces in Gotham City, where batman operates, use to summon the masked superhero. This time, mayor Garcetti light up the signal, along with Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck.

The Dark Knight lives on

On social media platforms, many people began posting photos of the Batman logo along with the hashtag “#AdamWestTribute”. Many people from the crowds were dressed as batman and online live-streams showed them cheering when the famous signal appeared, lighting up the night sky. The mayor himself posted a lot of Twitter messages in which he kept fans posted about the preparations for the event. He also posted a video of his speech for Adam West, reminding everyone to pay attention to the City Hall tower to catch a glimpse of the Bat-signal.